Anchoritism in the Middle Ages : Texts and Traditions

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Anchoritism in the Middle Ages explores the relationships between anchoritism (the life of a solitary religious recluse) and other forms of solitude and sanctity, addressing the different ways in which anchoritism can be interpreted, the relationships between anchoritism and other forms of medieval devotion, and the evolving audience for vernacular guidance literature.

Introduction

Traditions of Anchoritic Guidance

Can there be such a thing as an 'anchoritic rule'?

The Role of the Anchoritic Guidance Writer: Goscelin of St. Bertin

Logical Discourse Markers in Julian of Norwich

Enclosure and Sanctity in Hagiographical Tradition

Heresy and Heterodoxy: The Feminized Trinities of Marguerite Porete and Julian of Norwich

Hagiography and Idealism: St Dympna of Geel, an Uncanny Saint

Bridal Mysticism and the Politics of the Anchorhold: Dorothy of Montau

Anchoritic Texts and Traditions in the Lay World

Secularization in Ancrene Wisse, Part 1: The 'Pater noster', 'Credo', and 'Ave'

Reading and Devotional Practice: The Wooing Group Prayers of British Library, MS Cotton Nero A.xiv